Somaliland President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (Silaanyo) reshuffled his security officials by sacking the chief commander of military forces, Mohamed Abdulaahi Hassan Jidhif, and replacing him with Isma’il Mohamed Hassan Shaqale, according to an official statement.

Sources close to President Silanyo told Somalia Report that reshuffling comes after Jidhif and President Silanyo disagreed on security affairs during a meeting on Wednesday night in Hargeisa.

Local residents who spoke to Somalia Report also confirmed the decision.

“We heard this decision this evening and people are talking about this tonight. Some of the people welcome the change while others oppose it, but everyone knows it is related to Buuhoodle fighting,” said Abdurisak Mohamed, a resident of Hargeisa.